Luther Memorials

- UNESCO world heritage since 1996

Then Martin Luther published his 95 theses confronting indulgence in Wittenberg in 1517, the reformation, the concept of one of the churches devoted to the people, began here.

In the times of the renaissance, Wittenberg became a centre of humanistic ideals in Germany. Luther found an enthusiastic comrade in Philipp Melanchthon. The artist, Lucas Cranach the Elder, worked in the town for many years.

Hans Lufft printed the first complete bible from Luther in the German language in the town in 1534. Visitors still come across the testimonies of this era and a touch of renaissance in the market place, streets, museums and churches of Wittenberg.